Cells.DeleteBlankColumns

DeleteBlankColumns()

Delete all blank columns which do not contain any data.

public void DeleteBlankColumns()

Examples

using System;
using Aspose.Cells;

namespace AsposeCellsExamples
{
    public class CellsMethodDeleteBlankColumnsDemo
    {
        public static void Run()
        {
            // Create a new workbook
            Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
            
            // Access first worksheet
            Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
            
            // Add some test data with blank columns
            worksheet.Cells["A1"].PutValue("Column A");
            worksheet.Cells["C1"].PutValue("Column C"); // Column B will be blank
            worksheet.Cells["A2"].PutValue("Data A");
            worksheet.Cells["C2"].PutValue("Data C");
            
            // Delete blank columns
            worksheet.Cells.DeleteBlankColumns();
            
            // Save the workbook
            workbook.Save("output.xlsx", SaveFormat.Xlsx);
        }
    }
}

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DeleteBlankColumns(DeleteOptions)

Delete all blank columns which do not contain any data.

public void DeleteBlankColumns(DeleteOptions options)
ParameterTypeDescription
optionsDeleteOptionsThe options of deleting range.

Examples

using System;
using Aspose.Cells;

namespace AsposeCellsExamples
{
    public class CellsMethodDeleteBlankColumnsWithDeleteOptionsDemo
    {
        public static void Run()
        {
            // Create a workbook with sample data
            Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
            Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
            
            // Add some data with blank columns
            worksheet.Cells["A1"].PutValue("Column A");
            worksheet.Cells["C1"].PutValue("Column C"); // Column B is blank
            worksheet.Cells["A2"].PutValue(1);
            worksheet.Cells["C2"].PutValue(3);

            Console.WriteLine("Before deleting blank columns:");
            Console.WriteLine($"MaxDataColumn: {worksheet.Cells.MaxDataColumn}"); // Should be 2 (0-based, column C)

            // Set up delete options
            DeleteOptions options = new DeleteOptions();
            options.UpdateReference = true;

            // Delete blank columns
            worksheet.Cells.DeleteBlankColumns(options);

            Console.WriteLine("After deleting blank columns:");
            Console.WriteLine($"MaxDataColumn: {worksheet.Cells.MaxDataColumn}"); // Should be 1 (0-based, column A and C remain, B was deleted)

            // Save the workbook
            workbook.Save("output.xlsx");
        }
    }
}

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